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Thriving in Tomorrowland: How Advisors Can Adapt to Change

From Think Advisor
Added on June 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summary:One of the great comic scenes in early television starts with Lucy and her best pal Ethel, of “I Love Lucy,” wrapping chocolates on a production line. “If one piece of candy gets past you and into the packing room unwrapped, you’re fired!” threatens the supervisor.

Who to Hire When Launching Your Firm

From On Wall Street
Added on June 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: When going independent, should financial advisors really go it completely alone? If hiring full-time advisors and other workers isn't an option at the outset, outsourcing, employing virtual employees and using cloud-based services could be good alternatives.

TD Ameritrade to Join Robo Race

From Financial Planning
Added on June 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summarry: TD Ameritrade is joining the crowd of firms intent on building a robo advisor, although it immediately notes that its product will be less "robo" and more expensive than some of its competitors' offerings.

What to Know About Compliance Before Going Independent

From On Wall Street
Added on June 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Before going independent, financial advisors should make sure make that they know the fine points of the compliance rules and regulations that they will encounter.

The trouble with tech integration for advisers, vendors

From InvestmentNews
Added on June 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The promise of a seamless technology integration in which advisers get up to speed quickly and use all of the software programs and data available to them with ease isn't a reality at most advisory firms. Not yet, at least.

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